← Back to the rankingEsbjerg International School
Esbjerg, Denmark · est. 2008 · Private
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Esbjerg International School (EIS) is a private international day school in western Esbjerg for children from nursery to age 16. It opened in August 2008 with sponsorship from Esbjerg Municipality, the local business community and the Danish private school Esbjerg Realskole, so that children of expatriate workers could study in the city. Under its by-laws it is an independent, self-governing institution operating under the Danish Act on Free Schools and Private Primary Schools; its board is elected by parents and the Friends of EIS, and like other Danish private schools it is visited by a state-qualified external inspector. Teaching follows the IB: the PYP from Early Years to PYP 6 and the five-year MYP from Year 7 to Year 11 (MYP1-MYP5) for students aged 11 to 16. English is the main language of instruction; Danish is taught from PYP1, and Danish speakers follow the Danish national curriculum. A French hybrid programme for children of French employees of TotalEnergies Esbjerg teaches mathematics, literacy, history and geography in French and is accredited by Mission Laïque Française. An International 10. Klasse in English serves students aged 15-16. About 350 students attend, from more than sixty nationalities according to the school.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $3 401–6 499 a year
2 250–4 300 DKK a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Admits from
a few months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Danish, French, German, Spanish
Registration fee
≈ $151
1 000 DKK
About the fees Fees from 1 August 2026 for 2026-2027, per month: Mariehønen nursery 3500 kroner, Early Years 2250 kroner, PYP1 3400 kroner, PYP2-PYP6 3900 kroner, MYP1-MYP3 4150 kroner, MYP4 4200 kroner, MYP5 4300 kroner. PYP fees include the mandatory Kids'Stop fee of 850 kroner per month; the PYP school fee itself is 2550 and 3050 kroner. Fees are paid over 12 months, August to July. The second and further child in the same EIS level (nursery and Early Years, or PYP and MYP) pays half; there is no discount across levels. One month's written notice is required to withdraw; families leaving after 1 May pay May, June and July.
Admissions The school admits students throughout the year with no deadline, recommending applications before March for an August start. Steps: an admissions meeting and tour by appointment, the online application, a fee of 1000 kroner per child (non-refundable), review by the Admissions Committee with the decision by email, then the Enrollment Agreement. There is no standardised admission test, but MYP applicants take mathematics and reading tests; the committee may interview the applicant and request a psycho-educational evaluation. Families of children with learning needs should contact the school first and submit learning plans and reports. When places are limited, priority goes to siblings, then transient international families, then host national families; the school reserves the right to give priority to expatriate families over those with a viable local alternative. Students must live with a parent or legal guardian. English is not required on entry: EAL support is offered when places are available.
Stages and year groups Grades Mariehønen, Early Years, PYP 1-6, MYP 1-5, 10. klasse. Mariehønen nursery for children aged 0-2 and Early Years for ages 3-5. The IB PYP runs from Early Years to PYP 6, the IB MYP is a five-year programme from MYP1 (Year 7) to MYP5 (Year 11) for students aged 11-16. Under its by-laws the school offers grades 0 to 10 and an SFO. There is also an International 10. Klasse in English for students aged 15-16. Danish speakers study Danish under the national Fælles Mål curriculum; Year 11 Danish A students take the national exams. The French hybrid programme for French-speaking children is accredited by Mission Laïque Française and meets French Ministry of Education criteria. There is no Diploma Programme: after MYP5 graduates usually move to Esbjerg Gymnasium for the IB Diploma.
Address Guldager Skolevej 4, 6710 Esbjerg V
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Primary Years and Middle Years programmes at the school. The school runs to age 16; a French school of the Mission laïque française network operates inside it for children of TotalEnergies staff.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Campus: The school occupies a building on Guldager Skolevej in western Esbjerg. It has a gym, a playground, a grass football field, a library with English and Danish fiction and non-fiction, a quiet work room and bike sheds. There is no canteen: students bring their own lunch and snacks and eat with their homeroom teacher. There is no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Model United Nations · Yearbook · Newsletter Club · Student Council · Environmental Club · Choir · Band · Drama/Theatre
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The staff page lists about 60 people: leadership, PYP and MYP teachers, teachers of Danish, Spanish, German, art, music and PE, a librarian, learning support staff and an EAL coordinator, nursery and after-school staff, and three French programme teachers. The school calls its teachers masters of their craft but does not list individual qualifications. All staff undergo criminal background checks on hiring.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has its own Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy: the Designated Safeguarding Lead is the Deputy Head, and the School Counsellor is Deputy DSL. Staff and volunteers working with students undergo criminal background checks. The school counsellor works with students, teachers and parents, and the school runs annual student well-being surveys. Bullying, including online and off-campus, carries serious consequences up to suspension and expulsion.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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